EB Forum Game Simulation

[Jolt]

Hey guys! I'd like to invite you guys to play in an easy and simplified simulation of the classical world, loosely based around EB.

You can take on a ruler of any nation and expand it through force of arms, allying and attacking other nations as you see fit. You have to be careful so you don't leave your nation without leadership, which could lead it into a civil war and the breakaway of other nations already under your control!

It is being hosted in the Gameroom's subforum here (https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?134054-Rome-Total-War-Forum-Game-Version-I).

Basically you start as one of the possible nations in a turn-based game. Players each send in their turns via PM and then I go to the next turn. Each turn is 10 years so 270 BCE, next turn is 260 BCE, etc. The winner is determined by a score based on standing army and resource/army income numbers. Since alliances = "Don't attack me, you big meanie" you pretty much need to watch your back at all times. During the course of the game leaders die and new countries will probably arise such as Parthia, Bactria, Persia, etc. The game is mostly done by interaction between the different players with each other. Other than that, it is a very simple game. This is a first version which will be more of a test to see how it goes!

Here's the map with the nations and the provinces:

https://i642.photobucket.com/albums/uu150/Joltie/Rome270.png

Most nations are still free, so if you are interested, join in and you'd be most welcome! :wink:

[Lazy O]

Risk?

[johnhughthom]

Risk?

Kinda similar.

If anybody is interested in the game, have a look at the rest of the Gameroom and Tavern. So many people just come into the EB forum and never visit the rest of the org, there's a lot more here than just EB.


From somebody who never left the EB forum for the first year or so they were a member...

[Jolt]

Risk?

Yeap, you can say it's sorta similar. The rules are pretty simple. You have 5 "resources": Infantry, Cavalry, Gold, Wood and Navy. Infantry, Cavalry and Navy are used to attack other provinces. As you take more provinces, you gain whatever the province gives you, on a turn-basis. Obviously, it is recommended that the small countries ally together when facing a larger opponent (As in real life).

You can also do plenty other things like spying or trying to assassinate other characters, etc. When I feel that I can't go on hosting the game, or it reaches a far enough stage with only a few behemoths, I'll call it a day, and we'll calculate who is the winner. Overall, it shouldn't occupy more than two minutes a day, if you aren't gonna get involved in diplomacy and roleplaying with others.

[A_Dane]

Jolt do you reside on the Paradox forums under a different name? :)

[antisocialmunky]

You should make it like Diplomacy rather than risk. >: D

[Jolt]

Jolt do you reside on the Paradox forums under a different name? :)

Nope, it's exactly under the same name. :P

[A_Dane]

Interesting :p well, same here :) Anyways, I think I'll sign up for Armenia then :)

[jirisys]

Interesting :p well, same here :) Anyways, I think I'll sign up for Armenia then :)

Vartan has already taken it.

~Jirisys ()

[A_Dane]

Blind me, think It'd be a good idea for me to go sign up in the proper thread :)

[Jolt]

You should make it like Diplomacy rather than risk. >: D

Btw, antisocialmonkey, provided you are a small country faced by a big one, I'd suggest you do diplomacy if you want to survive. :P You're not forced to, per se, but certain situations might compel you to.

[vartan]

ASM was referring to the board game Diplomacy, if I'm not mistaken.

[Qvintvs]

Sounds fun, but i have so many interests i might forget about it. :laugh4:

[Jolt]

Just an update for any other people who might be interested:
The game has been running for a couple of turns so far - started in 270 BC, we're in 240 BC - And in 30 year, much has changed. This was the last turn done:


240 B.C.

- The Roman Senate mandated Consul Lucius Decimus Manius to invade Liguria. He was successful in his endeavour and submitted the region not with a few casualties.

- Rome builds defences

- Carthage improves its defences

- A larger Illyrian navy attempts to raid Rome but fails to win the upper hand in the ensuing naval battles and retreats with higher losses than the Roman navy.

- The Hellenic city-states allow the ever victorious Akrotatos to attack their recent allies of Macedonia. They invade the Macedonian hinterland from Epirus and strike a large victory with few casualties.

- At the same time, the Aetolian League to their own invasion of Thessaly, under general Herakleios Thebaios. The debilitated Macedonian army, having fought off an invasion from Epirus at a cost, and still recently suffered from a coup d'etat, could not defend its territory properly from two invasions. So Thessaly was swiftly conquered by the Aetolians, with few casualties as well. And so little more than 50 years after its King controlled everything from Epirus to the Indus, the Kingdom of Macedonia was obliterated under a combined invasion by the ever-hostile Greeks.

- Pergamum and Cappadocia joined forces and invaded Galatia under a vast combined army. The Galatians, true to their fame, caused horrific casualties on both combined armies, and only the genius of Ariabazanes managed to win the day and subdue the Galatians, but not before most of their combined large armies perished in the fanatic resistence the Galatians put. In the end, Pergamum allowed Cappadocia to occupy the region.

- The Armenian King Samus I continued on the warpath as he invaded Atropatene, and this time he succeded in conquering the region for Armenia, with moderate losses.

- The Seleucids continued being pressured. This time, the Ptolemaics attacked the Syrian coastal region, only access of the Seleucids to the Mediterranean. Under Pharaoh Ptolemios, the Egyptians fell short and suffered great losses as the Pharaoh himself died.

- In the Far East, the giant Mauryan army under Vice-Roy Ashoka invaded. With the Seleucid army spread out also defending the Ptolemaic attack, resistence wasn't enough to prevent the Indians from occupying the heartland of the Persian Empire, once again with very few casualties.

- Accompanying the invasion, by water the Mauryan navy attempts once again to raid the Seleucid coast, this time facing the full Seleucid navy. Both navies fought over the Persian Gulf, with the Seleucid navy winning a decisive battle near Hormouz island, and sending the Indian navy scurrying back into the Indus mouth.

- With sponsorship of the Nabataeans the Jewish peoples rose in revolt and expelled the provincial governors there, proclaiming their independence.

- Not only that, but King Yada ibn Murthid invaded Sinai at the head of a large army and defeated the Ptolemaics with large casualties, as the King himself died.

- The death of Pharaoh Ptolemios led to a succession crisis. Militarymen and bureaucrats of the Empire supported a very popular General who was from Cyprus island named Ophellias, and with such support he proceeded to do a bloodless coup d'etat, killing the minor Ptolemaios and installing himself as Pharaoh. Thus the Ptolemaics came to an end and the Ophellid dynasty replaced it.

- Another succession crisis also happened in Nabataea, as the succession of the minor Hutar ibn Yada to the throne was contested by a great deal of nobles. As sides polarized, the Kingdom fell into civil war, between supporters and enemies of the young king.

- In Iberia, the Celtiberi under Melman Vaccaekum repeat the invasion of the Asturias and this time the Celtiberi leader is successful in conquering the region.

- In Britain, the newly arrived Belgae attempt to invade Cornwall and Wales, but fall short as the Bythonics resist the invasion and push them back.

- In Germania, Balthaz invades Pomerania once again, but fails again to subdue the Pomeranian tribes.

- In Getae the Cimmerian Greeks respond in force and invade the region with Pairisades at the head of the army. Like the previous Getae invasion, they too fail to go far, and suffer great casualties, as the King himself perishes in battle.

- A Mauryan assassin tries to assassinate King Lasthenes I Syriakos of the Seleucids but fails and is caught.

- A Macedonian assassin tried to assassinate Aetolian leader Alexarchos Lamia but failed and was caught.

Special Event:

- In Mauryan Taxila, after the conquest of Persis, a huge event happened: The new Mauryan Emperor in India and son of Ashoka's recently deceased elder brother and Mauryan Emperor Susima, frightful of Ashoka's rapid expansion and power, ordered him to step down and return to India. As soon as Ashoka refused, the Mauryan Emperor sent a huge army to subdue and destroy the rebellious vice-roy. The battles were huge but in the end Ashoka was successful in repelling the Mauryan forces. The losses were very heavy. But Ashoka gained his independence in a treaty with the Mauryan Emperor. On the downside, the Mauryan Taxila could no longer count on the large resource help from India, and would have to make do with what it had already conquered.

Family Matters:
Quite a few people died (Especially Nation leaders) and few people were born.

https://i642.photobucket.com/albums/uu150/Joltie/Rome240.png

This turn change write-up was a little lackluster, as it took me a long while to do the turn change and the players were a little eager to see what had happened during the turn, so I made the write-up more simple than in previous turns.

As you can see (In comparison with my original post), quite a few nations have already fallen, a few others have fought back from oppression and declared their independence, and most have expanded their territories since the start of the game.

Now, we are currently in hiatus during Easter break (As the computer from which I run the game with without internet), there are still a handful of nations that are without players (Illyria, Getae, Judaea, Arachrosia and Bactria), and I'd love for the nation rooster to be filled up. The game will continue in a couple of days.

If you are interested, then please come to the Gameroom here in the org and sign up in our game (https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?134054-Rome-Total-War-Forum-Game-Version-I). You will be recieved with open arms! (And several knifes to stab you in the back!)

[Cute Wolf]

come on guys, this could be the best way to roleplay real diplomatical skills, assassinations, and how to sabotage your neighbours.

Got tired from the pathetic RTW diplomatic AI in EB? just sign up at this game! where you can feel real alliances and real backstabbing too...

[moonburn]

herm i already rpg some mafia games so i´m pretty sick of all the backstabing lieing alliance making bellow the table alliance breaking and such :\ i prefer a irc bot and a good game of werewolf aslong as people don´t go into private talking since it´s cheating :X

[A_Dane]

I don't entirely see the relevance of your post? Unless you're trying to deter other people from joining?

[moonburn]

just explaining why i won´t join :\

[A_Dane]

And why do you feel that's neccesary? s: I'm sure lots of people looked at this, but decided not to play, but why bother writing why you won't play?

Especially because it looks terribly deterring, while having absolutely nothing to do with this game s:

I'm sure you don't meant any harm, but it's not really helping us getting the last spots filled, when you write it like that :/

[vartan]

I'm sure you don't meant any harm, but it's not really helping us getting the last spots filled, when you write it like that :/
Couldn't have said it better...

[moonburn]

sorry then but i enjoyed those games in the past now i´m probably too rusty and prefer the easyer let the bot do all the work interactive games

[Blxz]

I am terrible at these kinds of games but I will sign up. See if I survive or not.

[Rahwana]

hmm, and if you want to see some stupid but realistic diplomatic crisis, I suggest all of you to go and read the thread at gameroom, it worth. Because of some Stupid Spartans try to fish in murky water, a world war is about to explode!

[TheLastDays]

REally? Haven't checked today? What's going on? ^^

[A_Dane]

just evil propaganda. Typical barbaric behaviour, I'm sure you'll understand ;)

[Skullheadhq]

so far, so good, I bet the SPQR-Getai- Makedonia-Pergamon-Kappadokia alliance will win over Koinon Hellenon-Aetolikon-Bosophoroi-Hayasdan alliances. The Illyrioi are foolish to stay without major alliance, and sooner than later, will found themselves overwhelmed.

Guys! Make that a submod of EB! :idea2:

[TheLastDays]

Well, in fact these alliances aren't as clearly defined as you make it seem ;)
The only ones officially allied for now are Cappadocia and the Getai and the KH-Bosphorus-Armenia(Hay) on the other side...
Makedonia has clearly stated they don't want any wars atm and Rome is hiding behind a curtain ;)

Pergamon and the Aetiolians have recently become NPC nations duw to player-dropout, which brings me to my point:
We are looking for replacement players (and some new factions that haven't been played yet are free too!) Come and see:
https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?134054-Rome-Total-War-Forum-Game-Version-I